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Best psychic upright death-squids I have ever laid eyes upon!

Oh, man, that is underwater-dance-jam cool. But, if an aquatic species, would they use crossbows? Also, what are they "counting-as" that so few have guns?

Nicassar for the win!! That squad of 10 will be such a great addition to your army. Great work. GW should pay you money for being a genius.

im normally not a fan of tau models, but these look great to me
especially like the paint on the battlesuits...
cool stuff

Nicassars will destroy everything! Great artwork, and Conversions.

Power-tentacle-fist!

Awesome.

I cannot WAIT to see a fully assembled unit of these guys. Way to innovate into a dark corner of the 40K universe.

The white is awesome. But im also worried about WYSIWYG, as petelee said, not all have guns.

Wow, these are great I also appreciate the group shots from the previous page. It seems like the pace was really quick at the beginning! Do you have a target date you're aiming to finish by?

P4NC4K3 wrote:Best psychic upright death-squids I have ever laid eyes upon!

Thanks

petelee wrote:Oh, man, that is underwater-dance-jam cool. But, if an aquatic species, would they use crossbows? Also, what are they "counting-as" that so few have guns?

Dunno, Just seemed 'aquatic' to me! ;-)

s.j.mccartney wrote:Nicassar for the win!! That squad of 10 will be such a great addition to your army. Great work. GW should pay you money for being a genius.

They used to when I worked for them, but no longer strangely...

krusty wrote:im normally not a fan of tau models, but these look great to me
especially like the paint on the battlesuits...
cool stuff

Cheers brother

FlammingGaunt wrote:Nicassars will destroy everything! Great artwork, and Conversions.

Yes! 7 Pt squids with no armour save FTW!

Savnock wrote:Power-tentacle-fist!

Awesome.
I cannot WAIT to see a fully assembled unit of these guys. Way to innovate into a dark corner of the 40K universe.

Thx fella, not everything has to be 'dark + gothic with chipped + weathered armour IMO!

Werdes wrote:The white is awesome. But im also worried about WYSIWYG, as petelee said, not all have guns.

Pfft, 6 out of 10 should play. If I explain to my opponent what they are as I deploy them, should be no issue

RiTides Nids wrote:Wow, these are great I also appreciate the group shots from the previous page. It seems like the pace was really quick at the beginning! Do you have a target date you're aiming to finish by?

Yep, Was really quick, been super busy lately. But I am aiming for the NZ Grand Tournament in September.... its a big ask but I rekon its possible.

Speaking of which.

Finished another unit of Battlesuits. Toting Twin Linked Flamers + a Missile Pod each, most games will suicide by deep strike.

Yay so very clean!

Im glad there are painters out there that appreciate having their minis looking new!

WOW is all I can say the inside of Devil Fish Is awesome with the handles hanging from the ceiling. Plus the grass you used almost looks real. The banners that the infantry have are also really cool as well. Great job.

I cant say i like the posing of the crisis suit shooting both of his flamers at once, but your painting, and overall your army so far is astounding!

I'm always a fan of charming debonair space squid starship captains! That twin flamer battlesuit is just pure awesome sauce on a fiery stick I love it! The fire effects look absolutely terrifying any chance of a tutorial. I recently had a go on these myself... My attempt just seemed too flat.....and I'd like to see how somebody who got fire right did it!

LunaHound wrote:
Yay so very clean!

Im glad there are painters out there that appreciate having their minis looking new!

Lol, im not sure why EVERYTHING has to be chipped!! ;-)

jackvolerich wrote:WOW is all I can say the inside of Devil Fish Is awesome with the handles hanging from the ceiling. Plus the grass you used almost looks real. The banners that the infantry have are also really cool as well. Great job.

Cheers

Alexiosis wrote:I cant say i like the posing of the crisis suit shooting both of his flamers at once, but your painting, and overall your army so far is astounding!

No worries, its not for everyone.

Llamahead wrote:I'm always a fan of charming debonair space squid starship captains! That twin flamer battlesuit is just pure awesome sauce on a fiery stick I love it! The fire effects look absolutely terrifying any chance of a tutorial. I recently had a go on these myself... My attempt just seemed too flat.....and I'd like to see how somebody who got fire right did it!

Debonair + sauce and terrifying all in one post... legendary!

The Fire gouts are from armorcast.com, just painted golden yellow-firey orange-blazing orange-blood red. Then a wash of red ink.

Also finished my unit of Firestorm Pattern Crisis Suits - Burst Cannon, Missile Pod + Multi Trackers

I love the effects and the way they work with your clean army. Awesome stuff mate. It looks perfect

That's some really nice painting, especially the fire.

But how do the fins on the rockets fit in the missilepod?

Folding fins. I think the modern helicopter based rocket pods all have folding fins, if I recall my Gunship2000 days correctly

The battlesuit poses are extremely well executed, and the crisp white makes me want to cry

Beautiful stuff I always like dynamic poses and these really do look like stills from an action movie!

Cool stuff as always mate, I like the flamers too though can't help but feel that you should do some OSL on the weapons to really set the effect off.

Brilliantly clean painting as usual. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Dante

CMDante wrote:Cool stuff as always mate, I like the flamers too though can't help but feel that you should do some OSL on the weapons to really set the effect off.

Brilliantly clean painting as usual. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Dante

Cheers Dante, OSL would look good, but im noob at it and am seriously stretched for time. Will have to save it for my next project.

Llamahead wrote:Beautiful stuff I always like dynamic poses and these really do look like stills from an action movie!

Lol, naice1

Flinty wrote:Folding fins. I think the modern helicopter based rocket pods all have folding fins, if I recall my Gunship2000 days correctly

The battlesuit poses are extremely well executed, and the crisp white makes me want to cry

U got it! Tx

Werdes wrote:But how do the fins on the rockets fit in the missilepod?

captain.gordino wrote:That's some really nice painting, especially the fire.

It looked a bit rubbish as i painted it, but the testor's dullcoate has brought it together nicely.

Flachzange wrote:I love the effects and the way they work with your clean army. Awesome stuff mate. It looks perfect

Really appreciate it mate

Meanwhile;

Finished Shas'el Shadowstorm - Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Missile Pod, Flamer, Stimulant Injector, Hard Wired Multi Tracker, Hard Wired Drone Controller + 2 Shield Drones.





Airbursting Fragmentation Projector


Flamer


Stimulant Injector

Wow nice Stimulant Injector, and of course the whole Battlesuit looks awesome

nice guys mate

- Quick Update -

Working on my Hammerhead and the Pathfinders' Dfish;

Marker Beacon

Flechette Dischargers

Man, you're cranking this stuff out lately! How did you make the flechettes?

I like how the cables mimic the scalp locks that the bare headed Tau have.

Sirath wrote:

tzeentchling wrote:Man, you're cranking this stuff out lately! How did you make the flechettes?

Yeah, bit under the gun now. Have two months to finish 1750pts.

The Power Cosmic wrote:I like how the cables mimic the scalp locks that the bare headed Tau have.

Wasn't intentional i assure you, just a happy coincidence. ;-)

UPDATE

Also finished assembling, converting, greenstuffing + adding blood to a unit of 21 Kroot.



Having a munch

Mr. Pointy

Kroot Hounds



I was going for a Vietnam type feel. All the Tau look hapless and out of place in the jungle, so I want the Kroot to blend in better.
What better than the unit entering a swamp?

the swamp wading kroot look great. Also the firing rockets and flamers are really cool.

Wow... extremely nice army!

i'm definitely stealing the idea for wading troops for my next army. Nice work.